Rocky's Petrino Excited to Bring Experience to Bears' Defense

This season will be a bit of an adjustment for coach Jason Petrino as the takes over as a head coach for the first time in his career. The Kalispell native has been a defensive coordinator for nine of the past 11 seasons. Most recently he spent the past four seasons as University of South Dakota defensive coordinator, where this past season he led the Coyotes to the eighth best scoring defense in the country, and he hopes to have the same effect as a head coach at Rocky.

"It's really important to kind of hold back, and making sure that our kids know what they, and what we as coaches know they can do and execute at a high level, and then give them the necessary tools to execute and do those things, and the preparation part, as you're playing your opponents," said Petrino.

After the much anticipated hype this week, the 118th Brawl of the Wild kicked off in Missoula at Washington Grizzly Stadium Saturday. Aside from being the biggest college rivalry game in the state, a potential playoff berth was on the line for both teams, who each held a record of 6-4 ahead of the game. But it was the home team who quickly made their presence known early in the game. On the opening drive, the Grizzlies marched down the field and capped off the impressive 73-yard marc...

After the much anticipated hype this week, the 118th Brawl of the Wild kicked off in Missoula at Washington Grizzly Stadium Saturday. Aside from being the biggest college rivalry game in the state, a potential playoff berth was on the line for both teams, who each held a record of 6-4 ahead of the game. But it was the home team who quickly made their presence known early in the game. On the opening drive, the Grizzlies marched down the field and capped off the impressive 73-yard marc...

It's finally official for Shelby Schweyen, and something that she had dreamed about since she was a little girl watching her mother coach on the sidelines: she is a member of the Montana Lady Griz basketball team. Schweyen signed her Letter of Intent today at Sentinel High School in front of family and friends, making it official that she will get to play for her mother, head coach Shannon Schweyen. Shelby will also get the chance to play with her older sister Jordyn, who is cu...

It's finally official for Shelby Schweyen, and something that she had dreamed about since she was a little girl watching her mother coach on the sidelines: she is a member of the Montana Lady Griz basketball team. Schweyen signed her Letter of Intent today at Sentinel High School in front of family and friends, making it official that she will get to play for her mother, head coach Shannon Schweyen. Shelby will also get the chance to play with her older sister Jordyn, who is cu...

This is the second victory of the season for the Battlin' Bears in as many games. They return home on September 8 to play region-rival Dickinson State in the Hall of Fame Game. Kickoff begins at 1 p.m.

This is the second victory of the season for the Battlin' Bears in as many games. They return home on September 8 to play region-rival Dickinson State in the Hall of Fame Game. Kickoff begins at 1 p.m.